I love these products, the tightening and firming is absolutely amazing. But there are some tricks to using this product and having it look great all day. Your skin must be very clean and moisturized well, but dry. After I wash my face in the morning, I use the moisturizer I normally use. I let it fully dry. Then I dilute the FirmX with a small amount water and apply it over my entire face and then I put the FirmX eye gel around my eyes –very thin layer is all they need. This product contains retinol and for about a week after I first started using it, my skin looked tired and more wrinkled. I freaked out a bit but read some other reviews and suggestions. I stopped using it for about 3-4 days and then resumed. Now my skin and eyes look better than ever. It also works better under powder foundation in my opinion, I've long since stopped using liquid foundation as an aging woman. Overall with the right use of this product it's been great so far.

The directions had several different suggestions. I tried all of them. After the product dried, I noticed a white residue in several places on my face. (have you ever not got all the toothpaste off your lips after brushing your teeth? well that's what it looked like) Then it would flake. Didn't like it at all, very disappointing. Cosmetic companies just have not perfecting this kind of product at all. Have tried several different lines and the results have all been the same.....nothing works!

I use the product on clean freshly washed skin - just a tiny dab under each eye, smoothed and blended out is all that's needed. I also use a small amount on my forehead and the area from the sides of the nose to the corners of my mouth. The key is not to use too much and to smooth is out well. I don't use moisturizer or foundation/concealer, but don't need it with the effects of the firmer. I've tried it with moisterizer when I was having a problem with dry/flaky skin, but it didn't work as well - it left a white residue. Since using this product I have had several people express disbelief at my age - I'm 54 and look 5-10 years younger than that.

I just finished a sample size of this because I was curious. The directions do not say to cleanse skin after X amount of time, but I left it on for about 2o minutes and my skin is now red and irritated exactly where product was. Above it mentions leaving on for an hour as a mask. I didn't see the actual price, but it is probably expensive. Save your money!

I tried all the recommended uses on the tube, and one method ~ destroyed~ the elevens! I was so pleased. But then, the dabbing off of the residue....all positive visible effects dabbed away with the film. Maybe the beauty pro posting here is right, the beneficial ingredients stay put, however the VISIBLE benefits most of us expect are lost as soon as the excess is removed enough to allow smooth application of foundation, powder, etc. I don't even wear foundation on a regular basis, but even my daily sunscreen and moisturizer routine made my face a hot mess if I left on enough product to keep the lines smooth. Removing less residue does give lasting results, but you will have to confident without foundation coverage.